Rake.



'G. E. TOWNSEND.

RAKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 16, 1914.

1,142,127, I v Patented June 8, 1915.

GEORGE E. TOWNSEND, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

RAKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1915.

Application filed March 18, 1914. Serial No. 825,487.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE E. TowNsnNn, acitizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county ofClark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Rakes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in rakes particularly adapted foruse on lawns.

Ihe object of the invention is to provide a rake for the purpose ofclearing the lawn from weeds, such as dandelions, without the danger ofinjuring the growing grass.

A further object is to provide a rake for the purpose referred to whichwill be simple in construction, cheap to manufacture and effective inuse.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rakeembodying the improvements, the handle being shown broken away. Fig. 2is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged side view of aportion of the same. Fig. 4 is a section taken transversely through oneof the teeth, the section being on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Like parts are represented by similar characters of reference throughoutthe several views.

111 the said drawings, 1 represents the head of the rake which is formedfrom a single piece of sheet metal so stamped that there will beprovided a series of comparatively long curved teeth 2 upon its loweredge. The head is also formed of a concavoconvex shape and to the innerconcave surface thereof is attached a handle 3, the inner end of thehandle being provided with a bifurcated portion a formed with projectingears 5 which are riveted or otherwise secured to the head 1. In stampingthe head, each of the teeth is so formed as to provide on the rear sidethereof a rib 6 extending from the point of the tooth throughout thefull length thereof and also well into the body of the head portionproper. By this construction, it will be seen that in the operation ofthe device, the rib 6 will form runners which ride along the ground andmaintain the points of the teeth above the ground line and thus obviateany danger of the points of the teeth digging into the ground anduprooting the growing grass, as well as reducing friction between thetool and the ground. The heads of the weeds, such as the heads ofdandelions, will be caught between the teeth and pulled off, thuseffectively freeing the lawn from these weeds.

The ribs also serve to strengthen the teeth and body to permit thedevice to be used for heavier work, such as raking leaves, cuttinggrass, and the like.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a rake, a concaved body formed of sheet metal, said metal beingstamped to form comparatively long curved teeth on its lower edge andalso stamped to provide ribs on the rear side of each of said teeth,said ribs also extending into said body.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of March1914.

GEORGE E; TOWNSEND.

Witnesses:

CHAS. I. WELCII, ESTHER E. PFEIFER.

